Rendering Beeswax…

Beekeeping Last summer when I was working in the top bar hive, I accidentally dropped a couple of honeycomb when I was trying to “fix” it and get it more…

Christmas Gifts…

Christmas Gifts I wanted to share some of the gifts I had made for Christmas but did not want to do it before Christmas (because I know my mom reads…

Books to read and snow!

In the Kitchen I am enjoying some much needed rest.  Yesterday morning, the first thing that Mark said was “pie”.  So, naturally, I had to make a pie.  I made…

Future Farm and business plan update…

Future Farm I will be going out on Thursday, December 8 to meet the owner of the property I mentioned in the last blog.  This property sits right behind the…

Sunflowers, cidar, and new lead on land…

Sunflowers I have been working all fall to put the sunflowers to bed.  I started chopping and dropping the flowers as they were down with their production.  Then, I put…

Varroa mites!

Beekeeping In September, I went to our local beekeeping club meeting.  We had a speaker talk about Varroa mites and how terrible they are for your bees.  I know that…

Crunching the numbers…

Farmer’s Market So, it is time to evaluate the profit/loss for this past year.  I have been dreading this and putting it off but it needs to be done.  I…

Dehydrating…

In the Kitchen Last weekend, our neighbor came over and wanted to show us something.  It was a secret Italian plum tree that is located right behind our rental house.…

Three sister’s garden update…

In the Garden Last fall, I laid out an area to be used as a 3 sister’s garden this year.  (See above if you do not know what a three…